RARE CHINESE BRONZE GRADUATED MEASURING / POURING CUPS, HAN DYNASTY (206BC-220AD). Nine cups in total fused together with a larger separate cup to cover. The interior with traces of red pigment. Approx. 12.5cm diam. 7.5cm height when covered. Together with Certificate of Authenticity, No.691, signed and dated July 2003. Provenance: From a private Essex collection. Purchased from Allen's Antiques Ltd, New Zealand 2003. Cups are fused together in bottom section. Surface in good overall condition with surface wear expected with age.